Shane Matthews

Head of Strategic and Market Analysis SMBC Aviation Capital

Shane Matthews is currently Head of Strategic and Market Analysis at SMBC Aviation Capital. He heads a team of five analysts who have responsibility for SMBC AC proprietary models & databases. He joined the company in 2005 as a credit risk analyst covering counterparties in Asia Pacific. In July 2007 he was appointed Head of Credit Risk and led a team of ten analysts who monitored the Group’s counterparty risk across its fleet of c240 owned and managed aircraft until December 2013.Prior to joining SMBC AC, Shane spent 10 years as an equity analyst covering airlines. He spent five years with NCB Stockbrokers in Dublin covering European airlines and five years with HSBC Securities in Singapore. His first job was as an analyst with AIB Investment Managers.Shane holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Master’s in Business Studies (Banking & Finance) from University College Dublin.